Shloka 86
Nīti-upadeśa to a Rājaputra: Self-restraint, Alliances, and Rival-Management (नीतिउपदेशः)
अभ्युद्धरति चात्मानं॑ प्रसादयति च प्रजा: । फिर तो तुम्हें बहुत-से शुद्ध हृदयवाले
abhyuddharati cātmānaṁ prasādayati ca prajāḥ |
भीष्म ने कहा—जो शास्त्रानुसार आचरण करके मन और इन्द्रियों को वश में रखता है, वह अपना उद्धार करता है और प्रजा को भी प्रसन्न कर देता है। तब उसे शुद्ध हृदय वाले, दुर्व्यसनों से रहित और उत्साही अनेक सहायक मिल जाते हैं।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-mastery aligned with śāstra is both personally salvific and socially beneficial: controlling mind and senses uplifts one’s own life and naturally wins the trust and contentment of the people.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and righteous rule; here he emphasizes that a disciplined, śāstra-guided person (especially a ruler) secures his own welfare and also keeps the subjects pleased and peaceful.